NICHOLAS Bowes

Choosing the right boxing gloves is about more than appearance or brand. The gloves you use during training can affect comfort, hand protection, and your sparring partner's safety, while competition gloves must meet the requirements of the event. Two common options are sparring gloves and fight gloves. Although they may look similar, they are designed for different purposes. So, which should you choose? Let's compare their padding, weight, fit, performance, and ideal uses. Sparring Gloves vs....

August gives boxing two very different main events a week apart. Claressa Shields faces Kaye Scott in Atlanta on the 15th, and Rolando Romero meets Teofimo Lopez in Las Vegas on the 22nd. One is a showcase for the fastest-growing side of the sport; the other is a grudge-adjacent matchup between two fighters who talk as hard as they punch. For gyms, clubs and equipment buyers, the interesting part isn't the result. It's the intake wave that lands about ten days after the final bell. Romero vs...

Boxing is having a moment. From sold-out arena fights and crossover celebrity bouts to the explosion of boxing fitness classes in every major city, the sport has pushed its way back into mainstream culture in a way nobody predicted ten years ago. But this is not just hype. Real numbers back it up. Gym memberships with boxing programs are surging, equipment sales are climbing, and a new generation of fighters is pulling in audiences that rival what the sport saw in its golden era. Here is what...